George Silva had seen her boys growing up and he knew what a handful they were for her. ![]() Mrs Esdale had the car accident one day driving herself to the courthouse to sit in on Timothy's trial but she never got there in the end although she'd worn her Sunday best and everything. ![]() ![]() James had been in juvenile detention but got out in the spring and Timothy was in the jail at the far edge of town. Timothy and James dropped out of school before finishing and youngest Peter was well on his way to dropping out or else expelled. She had three boys all named from the Bible. But it didn't matter in the end because the accident left the car beyond affordable repair and she would've had to give up driving anyway. There was a car accident in the summer and although she was not at fault they still took away her licence. ![]() MRS ESDALE BOUGHT her petrol there until she got too old and had her licence taken from her. Winner of the 2012 Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize
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